The 2008 Men's European Volleyball League was the fifth edition of the European Volleyball League, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. The final Four was held in Bursa, Turkey from 19 to 20 July 2008.
For the first time Great Britain joined the competition and it will also enter it as a unified team as a result of a FIVB decision which allows the United Kingdom to play as a unified team in order to prepare for the next 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Austria and Belarus also joined the European League for the first time.
2008, european, volleyball, league, fifth, edition, european, volleyball, league, organised, europe, governing, volleyball, body, final, four, held, bursa, turkey, from, july, 2008, tournament, detailshost, nation, turkeydatesjune, july, qualification, july, f. The 2008 Men s European Volleyball League was the fifth edition of the European Volleyball League organised by Europe s governing volleyball body the CEV The final Four was held in Bursa Turkey from 19 to 20 July 2008 2008 Men s European Volleyball LeagueTournament detailsHost nation TurkeyDatesJune 13 July 13 qualification July 19 20 final four Teams9Venue s 1 in 1 host city Champions Slovakia 1st title Tournament awardsMVPMartin SopkoOfficial website2008 European League PreviousNext For the first time Great Britain joined the competition and it will also enter it as a unified team as a result of a FIVB decision which allows the United Kingdom to play as a unified team in order to prepare for the next 2012 Summer Olympics in London Austria and Belarus also joined the European League for the first time The tournament was won by Slovakia defeating the Netherlands by 3 1 in the finals Contents 1 Competing nations 2 Squads 3 League round 3 1 Pool A 3 2 Pool B 4 Final four 4 1 Semi finals 4 2 3rd place match 4 3 Final 5 Final standing 6 Awards 7 ReferencesCompeting nations Edit Austria Belarus Germany Great Britain Greece Netherlands Portugal Slovakia TurkeySquads EditFurther information 2008 Men s European Volleyball League SquadsLeague round EditPool A Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification1 Netherlands 12 12 0 24 36 11 3 273 1096 951 1 152 Final Four2 Slovakia 12 8 4 20 29 16 1 813 1025 936 1 0953 Greece 12 4 8 16 21 25 0 840 1019 1029 0 9904 Portugal 12 4 8 16 18 26 0 692 954 1003 0 9515 Great Britain 12 2 10 14 7 33 0 212 796 971 0 820Source citation needed Pool B Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification1 Germany 12 8 4 20 27 18 1 500 1059 970 1 092 Final Four2 Turkey a H 12 6 6 18 24 24 1 000 1055 1070 0 986 Final Four3 Belarus 12 6 6 18 22 25 0 880 1059 1093 0 9694 Austria 12 4 8 16 19 25 0 760 993 1033 0 961Source citation needed H HostNotes Qualified as hostsFinal four Edit Semi finalsFinal 2008 07 19 Bursa Slovakia3 2008 07 20 Bursa Germany2 Slovakia3 2008 07 19 Bursa Netherlands1 Netherlands3 Turkey1 3rd place 2008 07 20 Bursa Germany2 Turkey3Semi finals Edit Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report19 Jul 17 00 Slovakia 3 2 Germany 27 25 25 21 13 25 17 25 19 17 101 113 Report19 Jul 19 30 Netherlands 3 1 Turkey 25 21 25 19 31 33 25 16 106 89 Report3rd place match Edit Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report20 Jul 17 00 Germany 2 3 Turkey 25 23 25 23 16 25 22 25 13 15 101 111 ReportFinal Edit Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report20 Jul 19 30 Slovakia 3 1 Netherlands 25 21 25 18 20 25 25 23 95 87 ReportFinal standing EditRank Team Slovakia Netherlands Turkey4 Germany5 Belarus6 Greece7 Austria8 Portugal9 Great Britain 2008 European League champions Slovakia1st title12 man Roster for Final RoundMilan Bencz Miroslav Jakubov Peter Janusek Jakub Joscak Tomas Kmet Emanuel Kohut Michal Masny Martin Nemec Lubos Ochodnicky Roman Ondrusek Martin Sopko Juraj ZatkoHead coachAwards EditMost valuable player Martin Sopko Best scorer Gyorgy Grozer Best spiker Volkan Guc Best blocker Tomas Kmet Best server Martin Sopko Best setter Yannick van Harskamp Best receiver Ferdinand Tille Best libero Jelte MaanReferences EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 Men 27s European Volleyball League amp oldid 1154301839, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
